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About Gandhiya Village

Gandhiya is a mid sized village in Jaisinghnagar tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,660, made up of 838 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 684.22 hectares hectares.

Gandhiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandhiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Jaisinghnagar
Area (hectares) 684.22 hectares
Population 1,660
Male Population 838
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandhiya compares

By the 2011 count Gandhiya is the 35th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 946 residents. Its 684.22 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gandhiya

Gandhiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandhiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Domhar, Dongarsarwar, Duari and Gajani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gandhiya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandhiya village had a population of 1,660. That makes it the 35th largest of the 189 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 946 residents.

Gandhiya village has 838 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandhiya has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 984.

Gandhiya covers 684.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandhiya falls under Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Gandhiya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandhiya.

Gandhiya is in Jaisinghnagar tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gandhiya today is likely to be higher.

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